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Black Sabbath’s Early Demos Will Be Released as ‘The Legendary Lost Tapes’

A new collection of early Black Sabbath demos, recorded in 1969 under the name Earth, will be released next month for the first time.

The Legendary Lost Tapes was overseen by Big Bear founder Jim Simpson, who also served as Black Sabbath’s first manager. Now, some 57 years later, the recordings assume a greater importance, illustrating how these four young men from Birmingham, barely out of their teens, were excellent musicians and a fine band, fully deserving of all the success that was to come their way.” The concert is set to take place on July 5 in Birmingham with a lineup that also includes Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Alice in Chains, and Tom Morello serving as musical director.

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